Rein-muff



S. J. HULL.

(No Model.)

REIN MUFF.

Patented Dec. 7,1886

INVEN TOR ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES N. PETUIS. HwmL-ma m her. Washington. D. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SARAH J. HULL, OF STELLA, NEBRASKA.

RElN-MUFF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 353,861. dated December7, 1886.

Application filed October 5, 1886. Serial No. 215,366.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SARAH J. HULL, of Stella, in the county ofRichardson and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and ImprovedBein-Muff, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

.My invention relates to the construction of a muff designed moreespecially for the use of drivers, the muff being so constructed thatthe reins may be rapidly passed therethrough and the whip held by thedriver in either hand.

Myinvention consists in a muff open at both ends, one end having a flapsecured to one side and constructed to be folded over the end andsecured to the opposite side thereof, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompany ing drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved form of rein-muff, theunder side of the muff being shown, and its flap being represented inthe extended position. Fig. 2 is a view of the muff as it appears whenin use, and .Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view of themuff.

In the drawings, 10 represents the body of the muff, which may be madeof fur, water proof material, or any other proper fabric, care beingtaken that the muffis properly lined and wadded.

This muff is a bag-like structure, provided with a wide open end, 11,which, however, is divided into two compartments by stitching, as shownat 12 in Fig. 3, the other end of the muff being formed with a flap, 13,to the under side of which there is secured an elastic loop, 14,designed to be brought into engagement with a button, 15, the positionof which is best shown in Fig.1, although the button is shown in Fig. 3.

In operation the loop 14 may be disconnected from the button 15 and theflap thrown to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 1, and

(No model.)

when so placed the reins may be passed directly through the centralopening in the muff;

'or the reins can be inserted when the flap is secured in position bypassing them through the openings at either side of the flap, whichopenings are shown at 3, and should be as small as possible.

In driving, the driver may grasp the whip in either hand by insertingthe stock of the whip, which stock is shown at 16, through theappropriate side openingin the mud.

Such a muff as I have described will effect ually prevent the numbing ofthe drivers hands, and will be found to be an extremely convenientarticle for the use of those whose business renders it necessary thatthey should drivein cold climates during the winter season.

I am aware that a rein-muff has had its closed forward end provided withtwo separate apertures for the reins and an aperture for the whip, and Ido not claim the same as of my invention. In my construction it will benoticed that the ends of the reins when buckled together may be passedwithin the outer open end of the muff and the flap then buttoned, whichwill hold the reins to the muff without the necessity of unbuckling theends of the reins and passing them separately through the apertures, tobe again buckled within the muff, as in said prior muff.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- The muff herein shown and described,comprisingthe body open at both ends, a flap extending from one side ofthe forward open end and constructed to be folded over said end, andfastening devices for the free end of said loop, to connect it with thebody of the muff when folded over said opening, substantially as setforth.

SARAH J. HULL. Witnesses:

FLORA I. HULL, Mrs. W. S. FERGUSON.

